GeA09-4: The Sacredness of Life

Genesis 9:5–6 (NIV84) 5And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. And from each man, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of his fellow man. 6“Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his...

GeA09-3: The Image in a Broken Mirror

Genesis 9:1–7 (NIV84) 1Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth. 2The fear and dread of you will fall upon all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air, upon every creature that moves along...

GeA09-2: A Sacrifice of Life

Hebrews 13:15–16 (NIV84) 15Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that confess his name. 16And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. The Old Testament...

GeA09-1: The Altar and the Aroma

Genesis 8:20–22 (NIV84) 20Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it. 21The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground because of...

GeA08-5: Faith in Things Not Seen

Genesis 6:22 (NIV84) 22Noah did everything just as God commanded him. Hebrews 11:7 (NIV84) 7By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness...

GeA08-4: Saved Through Water

Genesis 7:1–5 (NIV84) 1The Lord then said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation. 2Take with you seven of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate, and two of every kind of unclean animal, a...